Darren Cheeseman (Corangamite, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is a great pleasure to be here today to participate in this very important debate. I will get to the detail of the Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Bill 2008 in a minute. The context is that it shows just how much attention we give to the detail of our aviation industry. In Australia we are constantly trying to improve and refine our aviation industry. We are constantly trying to make it safer. We are constantly trying to make it more efficient. We are vigilant about improving regulation, governance arrangements and the necessary security protocols within this industry—and we obviously should be. The risk in this industry can be very high. If we sit back and look at the bill in context for a moment, it shows a little about the approach that this government takes to aviation. It says we must have a very healthy attitude that will lead to continuous betterment of this industry and the security measures associated with it.

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